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<FONT color="green">001</FONT>    /**<a name="line.1"></a>
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<FONT color="green">017</FONT>    <a name="line.17"></a>
<FONT color="green">018</FONT>    package org.apache.commons.cli;<a name="line.18"></a>
<FONT color="green">019</FONT>    <a name="line.19"></a>
<FONT color="green">020</FONT>    /**<a name="line.20"></a>
<FONT color="green">021</FONT>     * A class that implements the &lt;code&gt;CommandLineParser&lt;/code&gt; interface<a name="line.21"></a>
<FONT color="green">022</FONT>     * can parse a String array according to the {@link Options} specified<a name="line.22"></a>
<FONT color="green">023</FONT>     * and return a {@link CommandLine}.<a name="line.23"></a>
<FONT color="green">024</FONT>     *<a name="line.24"></a>
<FONT color="green">025</FONT>     * @author John Keyes (john at integralsource.com)<a name="line.25"></a>
<FONT color="green">026</FONT>     * @version $Revision: 680644 $, $Date: 2008-07-29 01:13:48 -0700 (Tue, 29 Jul 2008) $<a name="line.26"></a>
<FONT color="green">027</FONT>     */<a name="line.27"></a>
<FONT color="green">028</FONT>    public interface CommandLineParser<a name="line.28"></a>
<FONT color="green">029</FONT>    {<a name="line.29"></a>
<FONT color="green">030</FONT>        /**<a name="line.30"></a>
<FONT color="green">031</FONT>         * Parse the arguments according to the specified options.<a name="line.31"></a>
<FONT color="green">032</FONT>         *<a name="line.32"></a>
<FONT color="green">033</FONT>         * @param options the specified Options<a name="line.33"></a>
<FONT color="green">034</FONT>         * @param arguments the command line arguments<a name="line.34"></a>
<FONT color="green">035</FONT>         * @return the list of atomic option and value tokens<a name="line.35"></a>
<FONT color="green">036</FONT>         *<a name="line.36"></a>
<FONT color="green">037</FONT>         * @throws ParseException if there are any problems encountered<a name="line.37"></a>
<FONT color="green">038</FONT>         * while parsing the command line tokens.<a name="line.38"></a>
<FONT color="green">039</FONT>         */<a name="line.39"></a>
<FONT color="green">040</FONT>        CommandLine parse(Options options, String[] arguments) throws ParseException;<a name="line.40"></a>
<FONT color="green">041</FONT>    <a name="line.41"></a>
<FONT color="green">042</FONT>        /**<a name="line.42"></a>
<FONT color="green">043</FONT>         * Parse the arguments according to the specified options and<a name="line.43"></a>
<FONT color="green">044</FONT>         * properties.<a name="line.44"></a>
<FONT color="green">045</FONT>         *<a name="line.45"></a>
<FONT color="green">046</FONT>         * @param options the specified Options<a name="line.46"></a>
<FONT color="green">047</FONT>         * @param arguments the command line arguments<a name="line.47"></a>
<FONT color="green">048</FONT>         * @param properties command line option name-value pairs<a name="line.48"></a>
<FONT color="green">049</FONT>         * @return the list of atomic option and value tokens<a name="line.49"></a>
<FONT color="green">050</FONT>         *<a name="line.50"></a>
<FONT color="green">051</FONT>         * @throws ParseException if there are any problems encountered<a name="line.51"></a>
<FONT color="green">052</FONT>         * while parsing the command line tokens.<a name="line.52"></a>
<FONT color="green">053</FONT>         */<a name="line.53"></a>
<FONT color="green">054</FONT>        /* To maintain binary compatibility, this is commented out.<a name="line.54"></a>
<FONT color="green">055</FONT>           It is still in the abstract Parser class, so most users will<a name="line.55"></a>
<FONT color="green">056</FONT>           still reap the benefit.<a name="line.56"></a>
<FONT color="green">057</FONT>        CommandLine parse(Options options, String[] arguments, Properties properties)<a name="line.57"></a>
<FONT color="green">058</FONT>                   throws ParseException;<a name="line.58"></a>
<FONT color="green">059</FONT>         */<a name="line.59"></a>
<FONT color="green">060</FONT>    <a name="line.60"></a>
<FONT color="green">061</FONT>        /**<a name="line.61"></a>
<FONT color="green">062</FONT>         * Parse the arguments according to the specified options.<a name="line.62"></a>
<FONT color="green">063</FONT>         *<a name="line.63"></a>
<FONT color="green">064</FONT>         * @param options the specified Options<a name="line.64"></a>
<FONT color="green">065</FONT>         * @param arguments the command line arguments<a name="line.65"></a>
<FONT color="green">066</FONT>         * @param stopAtNonOption specifies whether to continue parsing the<a name="line.66"></a>
<FONT color="green">067</FONT>         * arguments if a non option is encountered.<a name="line.67"></a>
<FONT color="green">068</FONT>         *<a name="line.68"></a>
<FONT color="green">069</FONT>         * @return the list of atomic option and value tokens<a name="line.69"></a>
<FONT color="green">070</FONT>         * @throws ParseException if there are any problems encountered<a name="line.70"></a>
<FONT color="green">071</FONT>         * while parsing the command line tokens.<a name="line.71"></a>
<FONT color="green">072</FONT>         */<a name="line.72"></a>
<FONT color="green">073</FONT>        CommandLine parse(Options options, String[] arguments, boolean stopAtNonOption) throws ParseException;<a name="line.73"></a>
<FONT color="green">074</FONT>    <a name="line.74"></a>
<FONT color="green">075</FONT>        /**<a name="line.75"></a>
<FONT color="green">076</FONT>         * Parse the arguments according to the specified options and<a name="line.76"></a>
<FONT color="green">077</FONT>         * properties.<a name="line.77"></a>
<FONT color="green">078</FONT>         *<a name="line.78"></a>
<FONT color="green">079</FONT>         * @param options the specified Options<a name="line.79"></a>
<FONT color="green">080</FONT>         * @param arguments the command line arguments<a name="line.80"></a>
<FONT color="green">081</FONT>         * @param properties command line option name-value pairs<a name="line.81"></a>
<FONT color="green">082</FONT>         * @param stopAtNonOption specifies whether to continue parsing the<a name="line.82"></a>
<FONT color="green">083</FONT>         *<a name="line.83"></a>
<FONT color="green">084</FONT>         * @return the list of atomic option and value tokens<a name="line.84"></a>
<FONT color="green">085</FONT>         * @throws ParseException if there are any problems encountered<a name="line.85"></a>
<FONT color="green">086</FONT>         * while parsing the command line tokens.<a name="line.86"></a>
<FONT color="green">087</FONT>         */<a name="line.87"></a>
<FONT color="green">088</FONT>        /* To maintain binary compatibility, this is commented out.<a name="line.88"></a>
<FONT color="green">089</FONT>           It is still in the abstract Parser class, so most users will<a name="line.89"></a>
<FONT color="green">090</FONT>           still reap the benefit.<a name="line.90"></a>
<FONT color="green">091</FONT>        CommandLine parse(Options options, String[] arguments, Properties properties, boolean stopAtNonOption)<a name="line.91"></a>
<FONT color="green">092</FONT>                throws ParseException;<a name="line.92"></a>
<FONT color="green">093</FONT>         */<a name="line.93"></a>
<FONT color="green">094</FONT>    }<a name="line.94"></a>




























































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